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      <img src="../logo.svg" class="logo" alt=""><h1>Load datasets from local disk folder</h1>
      <small class="dont-index">Source: <a href="https://github.com/USEPA/EJAM/blob/HEAD/R/dataload_from_local.R" class="external-link"><code>R/dataload_from_local.R</code></a></small>
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    <p>Utility for analysts / developers to store large block /
other data locally instead of redownloading</p>
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    <h2 id="ref-usage">Usage<a class="anchor" aria-label="anchor" href="#ref-usage"></a></h2>
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<span>  varnames <span class="op">=</span> <span class="va">.arrow_ds_names</span><span class="op">[</span><span class="fl">1</span><span class="op">:</span><span class="fl">3</span><span class="op">]</span>,</span>
<span>  ext <span class="op">=</span> <span class="fu"><a href="https://rdrr.io/r/base/c.html" class="external-link">c</a></span><span class="op">(</span><span class="st">".arrow"</span>, <span class="st">".rda"</span><span class="op">)</span><span class="op">[</span><span class="fl">1</span><span class="op">]</span>,</span>
<span>  fun <span class="op">=</span> <span class="fu"><a href="https://rdrr.io/r/base/c.html" class="external-link">c</a></span><span class="op">(</span><span class="st">"arrow::read_ipc_file"</span>, <span class="st">"load"</span><span class="op">)</span><span class="op">[</span><span class="fl">1</span><span class="op">]</span>,</span>
<span>  envir <span class="op">=</span> <span class="fu"><a href="https://rdrr.io/r/base/environment.html" class="external-link">globalenv</a></span><span class="op">(</span><span class="op">)</span>,</span>
<span>  folder_local_source <span class="op">=</span> <span class="cn">NULL</span>,</span>
<span>  justchecking <span class="op">=</span> <span class="cn">FALSE</span>,</span>
<span>  testing <span class="op">=</span> <span class="cn">FALSE</span>,</span>
<span>  silent <span class="op">=</span> <span class="cn">FALSE</span></span>
<span><span class="op">)</span></span></code></pre></div>
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    <h2 id="arguments">Arguments<a class="anchor" aria-label="anchor" href="#arguments"></a></h2>


<dl><dt id="arg-varnames">varnames<a class="anchor" aria-label="anchor" href="#arg-varnames"></a></dt>
<dd><p>use defaults, or vector of names like "bgej" or use "all" to get all available</p></dd>


<dt id="arg-ext">ext<a class="anchor" aria-label="anchor" href="#arg-ext"></a></dt>
<dd><p>use defaults</p></dd>


<dt id="arg-fun">fun<a class="anchor" aria-label="anchor" href="#arg-fun"></a></dt>
<dd><p>use defaults</p></dd>


<dt id="arg-envir">envir<a class="anchor" aria-label="anchor" href="#arg-envir"></a></dt>
<dd><p>use defaults. see <code><a href="dataload_from_pins.html">dataload_from_pins()</a></code></p></dd>


<dt id="arg-folder-local-source">folder_local_source<a class="anchor" aria-label="anchor" href="#arg-folder-local-source"></a></dt>
<dd><p>Your local folder path. see <code><a href="dataload_from_pins.html">dataload_from_pins()</a></code></p></dd>


<dt id="arg-justchecking">justchecking<a class="anchor" aria-label="anchor" href="#arg-justchecking"></a></dt>
<dd><p>use defaults. see <code><a href="dataload_from_pins.html">dataload_from_pins()</a></code></p></dd>


<dt id="arg-testing">testing<a class="anchor" aria-label="anchor" href="#arg-testing"></a></dt>
<dd><p>use defaults</p></dd>


<dt id="arg-silent">silent<a class="anchor" aria-label="anchor" href="#arg-silent"></a></dt>
<dd><p>set to TRUE to stop cat() printing to console like when running tests</p></dd>

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    <h2 id="value">Value<a class="anchor" aria-label="anchor" href="#value"></a></h2>
    <p>vector of paths to files (as derived from varnames) that were
actually found in folder_local_source,
but only for those not already in memory, so it is
just the ones loaded from disk because not already in memory and found on disk locally.</p>
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    <h2 id="details">Details<a class="anchor" aria-label="anchor" href="#details"></a></h2>
    <p>See <code><a href="dataload_from_pins.html">dataload_from_pins()</a></code> also.</p>
<p>rm(bgid2fips, blockid2fips, blockpoints, blockwts, quaddata)</p>
<p>dataload_from_local(folder_local_source = '.')</p>
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